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NOTES ON A FOREIGN COUNTRY: Suzy Hansen's book on an America in decline
THE SQUASH: Anthea Hamilton's 2018 Duveen Commission
ALMOST HEAVEN: life in the morgue
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THE SQUASH:
With 7,000 tiles and walking vegetables, Anthea Hamilton breathes new life into Tate Britain's historic main hall
NOTES ON A FOREIGN COUNTRY:
Suzy Hansen's work tackles American identity from a position of self-imposed exile
ALMOST HEAVEN:
Carol Salter’s award-winning documentary following a teenage undertaker in China is a haunting study of worker displacement
URBAN RIDERS:
Mohamed Bourouissa's works liberate black masculinity from stigmatisation and challenge the myth of the American West
LADIES' PARADISE:
at a new exhibition set in a spa, women artists showcase alternative treatments of the female form
TANK IS HIRING:
come join the growing team in one of our exciting new positions
HEAVENLY MICROSCOPE:
experience the vertiginous brilliance of Andreas Gursky's photography at London's Hayward Gallery
TINA:
meet the new voice of TANK.
THE MAGNETIC CHAIN:
a new show from artist-duo Tamar Guimarães and Kasper Akhøj uncovers an alternative and deeply mysterious history of modernist architecture
SYNTHETIC SEDUCTION:
an interview with artists Marie Munk and Stine Deja on the unsettling of intimacy at the hands of technology
PINK SUNSHINE:
for spring 2018, Levi’s® Made & Crafted® Voodoo Surf collection evokes wistful dreams of summer 
ANTON VIDOKLE ON COSMISM:
the artist and filmmaker charts the unexpected revival of the Russian philosophy
MAJE TURNS 20:
behind the scenes of the anniversary campaign
ARTUR EKERT:
on quantum cryptography
JEAN PROUVÉ:
a poet of form at Luma Arles. By Miranda Vane
ABBA SUPER TROUPERS:
uncover the world behind the flares at the Southbank Centre where a new exhibition revisits the Scandinavian pop sensation
THE ICING ON THE CAKE:
the personalised cake industry is becoming an unlikely flash point in the battle for freedom of expression
A CONVERSATION LARGER THAN THE UNIVERSE:
a new exhibition at New York's Grolier Club delves deep into the enduring appeal of science fiction
A JOURNEY THROUGH EUROPE’S BORDERLANDS:
in conversation with Kapka Kassabova
FUTURE PERFECT:
come for a walk through the Spring 2018 issue
THE FLYING LOVERS OF VITEBSK:
Kneehigh Theatre's latest award-winning production places one of art's great romances centre stage
SUPER SHARP:
a new exhibition at Fashion Space Gallery celebrates the club couture of 90s London
MAKALA:
Emmanual Gras' award-winning documentary about the toils of a Congolese charcoal maker is an exercise in attention
BORROWED VOCABULARIES:
Michael Armitage’s paintings embed East-African socio-political issues in the framework of traditional art history
TOP STORIES:
Anne Turyn discusses the legacy of the groundbreaking New York literary periodical
A CITY CONJURED UP:
a look at the San Francisco of Zhao Qian's photobook Offcut, the edge. By Jacob Charles Wilson
AYURVEDIC MAN:
from the corporeal to the cosmological, a new exhibition at the Wellcome Collection examines the history of Indian medicine
THE SEA. THE SEA:
the novelist Nadifa Mohamed visits the unspoilt idyll of Phu Quoc in the Gulf of Thialand
SPACE COLONIES:
explore the weird and wonderful ways space has captured the imagination in Fabian Reimann’s photography book
RUSSIA IN THE LATE SUMMER:
the academic and children's author Katherine Rundell returns to the ever-changing beauty of St Petersburg
BLOWING UP
inflatable fashion. Photography by Jun Yasui, styling by Luca Balazarini and Andrea Volonté
THE INCOMPLETE PICTURE:
a look at Hilton Als’ unconventional TV-script study of Andy Warhol
THE KOREAN DEMILITARISED ZONE:
Step inside one of world's most secure sites, captured for the first time by photojournalist Park Jongwoo.
A NEW MASCULINITY:
a first look at I'M FINE, the upcoming exhibition at Copeland Gallery giving voice to men's mental health issues
NOSTALGIA REBRANDED:
Scott King’s Welcome to Saxnot is a tongue-in-cheek exploration of the political tendency to evoke a simpler, quainter past
TIME AND TIME AGAIN:
three activist-made Feminist films from the 1980s on show now still have plenty to say
IN THE MARKET:
bargain-hunting on Bethnal Green Road. Photography by Erika Bowes, styling by Grace Alexander
NEW HORIZONS:
can hotel brand Alila offer a sustainable model for luxury travel?
MYSTERIES, SECRETS AND IMMORTALITY:
Rediscover works by the singular Italian artist Gino De Dominicis. By Jan-Peter Westad
IN CONVERSATION WITH GEORGE MONBIOT:
a Tank Podcast
MYSTERY IN MARYON PARK:
Giasco Bertoli's photographs trace the legacy of Michelangelo Antonioni's iconic film, Blow Up
STANDING MAN:
between theme and movement. Photography by Danny Lowe. Styling by Alessia Vanini
15TH ISTANBUL BIENNIAL:
The artist-curated event privileges feeling over theory to navigate a city fraught with political turmoil. By Jan-Peter Westad
YOUNG GIRL READING GROUP:
the artists behind the radical reading group provide a techno-feminist reading list
BOOKS AND DRUGS AND ROCK AND ROLL:
in conversation with Carl Williams
JASPER JOHNS:
‘Something Resembling Truth’. The RA present a retrospective of one of America's greatest living artists
CONTEMPORARY CURATED:
the Sotheby's auction guest curated by Tank's own Caroline Issa
PALLADIAN STYLE:
Bottega Veneta in Vicenza with Madina Visconti di Modrone
FORTE_FORTE:
take a trip with the Italian designer Gaida Forte
PABLO BRONSTEIN:
an exhibition at RIBA's Architecture Gallery engages with conservatism though pseudo-Georgian architecture and design
ANYWHERE BUT HERE:
rediscovering the films of Aki Kaurismäki. By Jacob Charles Wilson
DANCE AND DNA:
the choreographer Wayne McGregor digs deep into his own genetic code to inspire his latest work
THE GOOD FIGHT:
an award-winning documentary celebrates the fight for a better future in Rio de Janeiro's favela communities
BREXITANNIA:
the people meet the experts in this stunning and sophisticated Brexit documentary
DINA:
a real life story of love and autism
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Joanna Piotrowska's performance piece asks us to consider the act of eating
ZINES OF THE WORLD:
in a throwaway digital culture, zines are giving us something to hold on to
MONSTERS AND OUTSIDERS:
In conversation with the author Charlie Fox
DRIES VAN NOTEN:
a new book offers unprecedented access into the work of one of fashion’s most singular designers
THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER:
Yorgos Lanthimos’s newest creation proves to be a morbid, uncanny and hugely funny tale
LIBERALISM AND IGNORANCE:
the philosopher Daniel DeNicola speaks to the author Edmund Fawcett.
LOVELESS:
Andrey Zvyagintsev's new feature is a haunting study of human selfishness. By Jan-Peter Westad
PURPLE:
John Akomfrah’s cinematic spectacle captures the vast, interconnected nature of climate change
PARTY ANIMAL:
Justin E.H. Smith reads from his essay about the tensions between party politics and solidarity
FOR ADULTS ONLY:
an introduction to Hermann Nitsch’s obscene and atavistic art.
GARDENS AND GATEKEEPERS:
Marcel Broodthaers’s Un Jardin d'Hiver reshapes the relationship between gallery and viewer.
PAVÉ PATTERNS:
bold colours in the back streets of Paris.
ENTERING A NEW LANDSCAPE:
an exhibition at Skarstedt, London, offers a rare opportunity to see the late works of Willem de Kooning
BRUEGEL GIRLS:
for Tank's Gossip Issue, Turner Prize-winning artist Laure Prouvost created a bucolic conversation between women.
THERE’S LIFE OUTSIDE:
a new exhibition by Stine Deja provides an exposé of our increasingly artificial world.
INSTITUTIONALIZED:
an outsider’s perspective on New York’s art institutions. Photography by Paul Barcena
WHAT'S THE QUESTION?:
Hal Foster posed questions about collaboration in art. Writers and artists responded
8-BALL TV:
public access TV's radical resurgence
GOOD TIMES:
how disco films captured a society in flux
TRIBES:
the collectives behind London's exciting new designers
REMEMBERING ROBIN HOOD GARDENS:
a look back at one of Britain's most iconic and divisive housing estates. By Jan-Peter Westad
FORENSIC ARCHITECTURE:
innovative technologies are shedding new light on past crimes. By Jacob Charles Wilson
IN CONVERSATION WITH FIONA LEAHY:
the celebrity event planner reveals the secret to a great party
BEYOND LIMITS:
American post-industrial sculpture in the rolling hills of Derbyshire
YOUNG LOVE:
Ewen Spencer's new book catalogues teenage nights out
RADICAL FASHIONS:
Hamish Morrow reviews two new shows from New York-based artists Juliana Huxtable and Stewart Uoo
BEHIND THE COVER:
Sarah Dobai and Tom McCarthy collaborate on a cut-up photo poem
DESIGN READING LIST:
from inflatable architecture to Mexican modernism, a Tank guide to the world of design
PUTTI’S PUDDING:
a new exhibition at London’s Studio Voltaire showcases the final works of Cookie Mueller and Vittorio Scarpati. By Christabel Stewart
LIFE AND DEATH ON THE NEW YORK DANCE FLOOR:
the academic and writer Tim Lawrence discusses his latest book
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THE GEOLOGY OF RESISTANCE:
the music of Elysia Crampton reorientates the political potentials of dance music from the future to the ancient geological past. By Milo Gooder
BLIND SPOT:
Teju Cole’s latest work disappears and appears his visual world through photography and free-associative essay. By William Bedingfield
ENDBOYS:
Palmistry and DJ Endgame bring you goodies in the form of bewitching dancehall tunes, showing love to labelmates Vybz Kartel, Murlo and Popcaan in this latest Radio Tank Mix
BEHAVING:
Franziska Aigner, one of the core collaborators in the artist Anne Imhof’s celebrated work Faust, discusses how the installation performance requires a rhythm and a contour of nothingness
MICHAEL MACK:
The founder of Mack publishing picks out an essential selection of reads from 2017, including Allan Sekula, Mark Steinmetz and Justine Kurland
LIQUID CINEMA:
the 2017 London Architecture Film Festival traverses space and time, shedding new light on the built environment. By George Steer
DEEP SPRINGS:
the artist Sam Contis in conversation with the Tate assistant curator Shoair Mavlian
MAD HATTER:
the young milliner Leo Carlton is giving a new relevance to hat design. By Tamsin Blanchard
INTO THE UNKNOWN:
the Barbican’s latest show looks back on the history of science fiction
SOME MEN:
the artist Caragh Thuring takes a lateral approach to portraiture. By George Steer
BRIXTON FEELS THE BERN:
days before the UK goes to the polls, Bernie Sanders spoke at the Brixton Academy on Friday. By George Steer
BEHIND THE COVER:
Hellen van Meene captures Zarina Green as the bearded lady saint, Uncumber, an unlikely feminist icon for our troubled times
BARBARA EPLER:
a reading list from the president of storied publishing house New Directions
DESIGNING FREEDOM:
the Design Museum’s latest exhibition charts California’s radical design history. We’ve compiled a reading list to contextualise the show
RARIFIED FLUIDITY:
Alice Waese’s jewellery finds a new context in her limited edition books, each with a hidden talisman
TANK:
every book you should read, look at, ponder, this summer
STILL:
inside the archives of Jamaican-born designer Jessica Ogden. Tamsin Blanchard reviews a nostalgic exhibition
IN MOTION:
the Design Museum’s latest exhibition recounts the art of Cartier watchmaking from fin-de-siècle Paris to transparent boxes
A PAGEANT OF INTERESTS:
J.W.Anderson’s sculptural exhibition at the Hepworth Wakefield. By Christabel Stewart
PHOTO BOOK:
pictures speak louder than word’s in our annual Book Issue
LONELY:
some places are prisoners of their postcard image. Lili Owen Rowlands explains how the artist Luca Pucci parodies the faux authority of the travel guide
BALENCIAGA IN THE HOUSE:
Cristóbal Balenciaga is the subject of a new retrospective at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Tamsin Blanchard looks inside the display cases ahead of its opening
TAKE BACK CONTROL:
from pollsters to academics, Tank redresses the media bias with its essential election reading list
MORNING GLORY:
Graphical movement is balanced with sensuous colour. Photography buy Joyce Ng, styling by Nobuko Tannawa
MAKING AND UNMAKING:
from the Fondazione Prada to the first Prada Cruise show, Masoud Golsorkhi reports on the televisual in modern Italian culture
FICTION:
for the third year running, Tank presents its compendium of the year’s most important books
CLOTH IN MOTION:
in his documentary Machines, Rahul Jain unravels the mythic nostalgia for industrial labour. By William Bedingfield
PEDAGOGY AND REVOLT:
Abbas Kiarostami’s allegorical classroom fable is a dissection of a revolution. By Masoud Golsorkhi
TRAVESTY:
the designer Phoebe English gets fired-up for her latest T-shirt launch. By Tamsin Blanchard
POSTMERIDIAN:
the designer Massimo Giorgetti talks to Caroline Issa about his nocturnal MSGM capsule collection
IN UNVANQUISHABLE NUMBER:
Tamsin Blanchard talks with the designer John Alexander Skelton about his collection inspired by the workwear of the 19th-century, garment workers of the north
THE DRIFT:
Maeve Brennan returns to the question of historical legitimacy in contemporary Lebanon. By Meadhbh McNutt
UNBARE:
showing and concealing, layered and revealing. Photography by Patricia Ruiz del Portal, styling by Laura Alcalde
KANISHK THAROOR:
the journalist turned fiction writer talked to Tank about his literary upbringing and crossing the canon
UNKNOWN SPACES:
Caroline Issa talks to the curators behind this year’s Whitney Biennial about political art, moving out and Renzo Piano
THE HUMAN BILLBOARD:
the inspirational designer Ashish is reinvigorating the slogan T-shirt to prove that sequins speak far louder than words. Tamsin Blanchard catches up with London’s most political designer
INCOMING:
In Richard Mosse’s starkly contemporary photographic work we see people as they are revealed through the eyes of weaponry. By William Bedingfield
NESRINE MALIK:
recommended reading from the writer and political analyst Nesrine Malik
PICTURES FROM HOME:
the affecting power of Larry Sultan’s family album. By Meadhbh McNutt
POETRY:
a selection of the season’s finest verse publications. As chosen by Barbara Epler and Tank
TIME IS AWAY:
sculpture and skin intertwine. With photography by Camila Falquez, styling by Brie Welch
JOSEPH MARINETTI:
gut wrenching turns on the waltzer, grass-stained Nike Airs, your brief teenage fling with a joyrider: these stirred memories are all gifts from Joseph Marinetti’s gritty Radio Tank Mix
NON-FICTION:
for the third year running, Tank presents its compendium of the year’s most important books
ABOUT A GIRL:
photography by Alice Schillaci and styling by Ilaria Chionna
SUNLESS ’97 AND PALMISTRY:
premiere the new video for “aia” with Radio Tank Live. A static, barely-there sun sets the scene for quiet early-hours reflection
A. G. COOK:
has launched his his own label PC Music for bedroom professionals and slick amateurs. You can expect as much from this dreamy Radio Tank Mix, punctuated with internet buzzwords – “a fast connection, unlimited wifi”
MECHATOK:
the berlin-based producer perfects dark club anthems and introspective beats with unexpected rhythmic turns in this Radio Tank Mix
ASSEMBLY LINE:
photography by Phillip Koll and styling by Stefanie Klopf
2SHY:
25 minutes of experimental bliss from 2SHY to Radio Tank Mix, as alien and nostalgic as the X-Files-connoting name implies
LAST SUMMER:
photography by Maxime Imbert, styling and still life photography by Laëtitia Mannessier
DREAMTRAK:
gives new life to old classics in this tongue-in-cheek Radio Tank Mix. Great for parties where people don't particularly care about looking sexy ¯\_◉‿◉_/¯
GHOSTPOET:
is a pioneer at the teary-eyed dance party but more eerie than melancholic. Radio Tank Live introduces “Them Waters”, a succession of uncompromising, heartfelt think-pieces
CHRIS MARKER 1921–2012:
Maria Dimitrova ponders the legacy of the French cinema avant-gardist
LAYERS OF TIME:
photography by Spela Kasal and styling by Nobuko Tannawa
MAMIKO MOTTO:
presenter of the “Hepcat Radio” show on NTS, provides Radio Tank Mix with a mischievous selection of frisky, Kenny Powers-inspired tracks
YOLA FATOUSH:
the fearless duo take us on a musical meander for their Radio Tank Mix and shed some light on the mythical character of “Yola”
FAZE MIYAKE:
drifting in and out of darkness, goes from flesh and blood rapper to kinetic abstraction in this Radio Tank Premiere of “The Nest ft. Little Simz”
HANA RISK:
weighty bass and tinny synths – Hana Risk channels internet tat and Dance Dance Revolution with a Radio Tank Mix of euphoric hardcore beats
SILVANIAN FAMILIES:
cute and eccentric like the plastic figurines we all know and love – Tokyo-based Silvanian Families shares a sugary assortment of beats for Radio Tank Mix
JACK댄스:
counting SOPHIE and A. G. Cook among its guests, you can expect great things from club night JACK댄스. Get hyped and ready with this new Radio Tank Mix
DJ DJ BOOTH:
the South London producer has stitched together a host of house beats with garage intervals in this seamless Radio Tank Mix, plus some unreleased tracks from his forthcoming album
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  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by Laurent Croisier
  • ATTENTION! ENEMY OVER BELGRADE! by Biljana Srbljanovic
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by Felix Lammers
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by Jonathan West

features

  • THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KIND: by Jim Shelley
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by John Paul Pietrus
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by Alexandra Kinga Fekete
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by Justine
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by Nute Nicholson
  • ART: by Tim Allen
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by Jens Boldt
  • ETHNIC CLEANSING 1948: work-in-progress by Tony Hanania
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by Karel Kühne and Bela Barnert
  • ART: by Alison Jackson
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by Barnaby and Scott
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by Clayton Burkhart
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by Tim Bret-Day
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by Robert Allen
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by John Paul Pietrus
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by Glen Erler
  • ON BEING SELFLESS: short story by Marion McGilvary
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by Felix Lammers
  • ART: by Kirin Mokugyo
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by Oscar Stevenson
  • ART: by Saugham and Pentleton
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by Kay Wahlig
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: by Masoud

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